. I. 1. JNIVERSITY OF NBB. EjBRA ,BMlftESHMAN SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR THE NEBRASKAN SE P 14 vfcwvfcn&: 1 Official Student Newspaper of the University of Nebraska OC M I VOL. XXXVI NO. 1. JJNT.OEN. NEBRSK A. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 13, 1936. PRICE 5 CENTS. SKAN 4 ;;- 36 New Instructors on J University's Teaching Staff for Coming Year .As Nlrnska students Ix'pin their d.iily trek to rl.isscs Biin this week, they will bp vrrettrd by :'.(. new f.ioully mnn bors, most of whom are revlneeinents. An additional six ntnv instructors will be nt the Nebraska school of agriculture .-it 1 Curtis and two now doctors will bp in the student health service. Heading the list of ne in-O ktructors will be Dr. Friedrich Schoenemann. from the Universu of Berlin, who will he here the first semester as visiting profes sor on German-American cultural relations. To replace Dr. H. G. Deming during leave of absence will be Dr. J. B. Culbertson. for ten years professor of chemistry at Cornell college. Iowa. Pr. Cul bertson will be here one semester. Following is the list of new fac ulty members: Pr. FrtMrtch 8chopTriann. dlrwtor M ha AmnK-lntin. rrmerjttv nf Ber lin, iltin pmlwoi on carman-anancan cultural rlatlnn It lh f'rt wiumW' KHth H. formerly fallow t al. trutra.-tor In baclrioloy In plao of W. E. lamn. Jn.rH H. Rnhcriimi. formarlv w'lh tn I'nllKl Stataa noarlmnt of aartoiltura. IWklay, Ca:'.f.. aiwIMant lniructor In botany. Pr Wa!tT M. M'iiif-. formfr'r r aarch fallow at th l"nivaritv of Wiacon in. irtmrtor In crimlry- Pr P. J B. Oiir.ari.n. for tan yaara profaaaor of cfcamlatrv at Oornrll cnNai:-. la. rofr, r of eh-nl.try fr on m tar' In rlar of Pr. H O Dammit on laave. Pr. J. Harold F.nntn. formerly of Doane, Instructor In ecrnomic. Flrtrarl O Morion. Neh-ar-ka ara.luate. Instructor in encinaerlni: tnecnan'ca. Maurira O. J"hnon. hoMer of to rle re from Nehraka. Initnictnr In F.ng lih, to rtelp with work caused oy leave of lr. R. W. Franti. A. Louia El-rjqui. recently p-nduate (Continued on Page S.) F TO BEGIN MONDAY Special Rates Again Offered To Faculty, Students Of University. Opening an intensive two weeks subscription sales campaign on Monday, Sept 14. the Daily Ne braskan will be available to Ne braska students the entire year for the low price of one dollar, Bob Funk, business manager, an nnnnrH Satnrriav. The driver is scheduled to come i to a close Sept. 30 after which the subscription rate will be boosted to $1.50. During the first week the Nebraskan will be dis tributed free to students at a booth in Social Science hall, and new students registering Monday and Tuesday will get copies in the coliseum. "The Nebraskan La continuing a plan established three years ago when a drastic reduction was made in the subscription price." Funk declared. "The policy has proved so successful that we igsln will offer the Nebraskan at Uie low rate." Issued five times a week with several special editions, the paper is distributed to students from a booth in Social Science and at the ag campus from the Agricultural halL Subscribers will prestnt their receipt at the booth in Or der to receive their copies. "The Daily Nebraskan is the official student publication of the University of Nebraska," Arntld Levin, editor, declared, "and as such it expresses the sentiment of the student body and university as a whole. In order to be campus conscious" and fully aware and to formed on all the schools actiti ties. Cornhusker students should read the Nebraskan.'" The special subscription rate is also open to faculty members and the copies will be delivered to their mail boxes. FOR NEWJOURNALISTS Walker to Discuss Courses, Activities of School for Students. A mass meeting for new jour nalism students, sponsored jointly bv the school of journalism, de partmental societies, and student publications, will be held at 10:30 Mondav morning in University hall 106. . rianned to acquaint incoming Students with the courses, profes siona! organizations, and facilities for practical experience offered by the department, the meeting will take up a small part of Monday's registration period. Course requirements and scope Of the work in the school of jour nalism will be described by Prof. Gayle C. Walker, director of the depart lent. Req ements for membership and acuities of Sigma Delta Chi and Theta Sigma Phi, mens and women's professional journalism groups, will be explained by presi dents of the societies. The editor, managing editors, and business manager of the Daily Nebraskan will be introduced in the meeting to invite students to try out for positions on the news paper. The editors and business mana rrs of the Awgwan and Corn husker. humor magazine and year book will also outline the oppor tunities for writing practice on their publications. NEBRASKAN DRIVE OR SUBSCRIBERS CONVOCATION PLANNED CAMPUS PARIES BEGIN FRESHMAN SOCIAL PROGRAM Counselors to Entertain Unaffiliated Students Monday Evening. Incoming freshmen will he guests at parties to he given by the Coed Counselors, the univer sity Y. V. C. A. and Y. M. C. A.. and the V. A. A. organizations on the nights of Sept. 14. 15 and 16. Coed Counselors, headed hv Mar- jorie Bannister, will entertain all unaffiliated freshman women at Ellen Smith hail on Monday night. Sept, 14. from 8 to 10. at Which time each freshman will have an opportunity to meet her coed coun selor mother. "In previous years the Coed Counselors have written to special girls." Marjorie Bannister stated, "but this year, to save confusion, we are not assigning freshmen to their counselors until the night of the party. In order that the coun selors and freshmen mav know j each other as soon j ssihle. our organization has the first instead of the third freshman party this year. Ours will be the first con tact that incoming unaffiliated women will have with upper class men." Marylu Peterson will have (Continued on Page 3.) Engineering Dean Ltaves For Third World Power Conference. Tonn O -T Fprpusnn nf trio ml- lege tn. engineering. University of Nebraska, has been appointed by Chancellor Burnett to represent this institution at the third world F'-o'n th .'' tirnal. DEAN O. J. FERGUSON. power conference being held at Washington, D. C. this week. Many of the world's great engineering figures will be in attendance to take up the problem of developing power thruout the world, with par ticular emphasis on electricity. Dean Ferguson said the question of public ownership vs. private own ership would be discussed by the thousands of delegates in attend ance. This is the first time the conference has been held in this country. Meetings are called about every 10 years. EIGHT NEW OFFICERS JOIN MILITARY STAFF Instructors Transfer For Duty in Engineering, Artillery Units. Eicht new officers have been added to the faculty of the Ne braska Reserve Officers Training Corps for the current year. The new members of the teaching personnel were necessitated with the establishment of the new mo torized artillery and engineering units on the Nebraska campus. The new officers who have been transferred to Lincoln for duty in clude: Major J. U. Ayotte. Fort McKinley. Me.; Major Jesse Green, Fort Niagara, N. Y.; Major Se Um W. Myers. Fort McPherson, Ga., all of whom will assist with the infantry unit; Major V . A. Wood, jr.. Fort Leavenworth, Kas., and Cart. Chester C. Hough, of the engineering division; and Ma jor R. G. Farkalow. Fort Leaven worth: Major W. R. Philip. Fort Hoyle. Md.: and Capt. W. R. Grove, jr.. Fort Ernne, N. C, of (the field artillery unit- : . ,. ,-. y f vv , - -v NEW HEADS OF NEBRASKAN STAFF . --"x , 1 . t f . .- . m 43 rt ROBERT FUNK. Arnold Levin, senior from Rosalie, will serve as editor of the Daily Nrhraskan for the first semester, and Robert Funk, Lincoln, will direct the business and advertising staff. 4 Fraternities Now in Sound Condition, Report Of Control Board Shows A list of all house hills, assess ments, and expenses charged by each fraternity can be obtained on request at the office of the dean of men. according to C. H. Free ark, management chairman of the board of control. The board, or ganized to protect rushees and assist fraternities, carries this service for the benefit of pros pective fraternity men. "Several fraternities were un- ii OPENS SALES DRIVE Coed Counselors Plrced In Charge of Awgwan Subscriptions. Subscriptions for the Awgwan will go on sale Monday morning, according to Floyd B3ker, business manager. Coed counselors, with Betty A'.agee in chaigc. vi.l can vass sales and set up stands. Ten teams with about ten on a team will compete for the high est sales. A board member will he at the head of each squad. Board members include Edna Bauer. Fern Bloom, Rowena Swen son. Mary Lou Peterson, Dorcus Crawford, Mary Percella Stewart, Virginia Nolte, Virginia Fleet wood, Frances Scudder and Jean Marvin. Jean Marvin will have charge of sales on ag campus. Stands will be set up there, and the cam pus will be canvassed. Coed coun selors will cover the downtown district as well as contacting fra ternities and sororities in the usual manner for block subscriptions. Stands will he set up in Social Science, Andrews hall, and in the coliseum for the incoming fresh men. Students can also buy sub scriptions in the Awgwan office in the basement of University hall. The girl selling the greatest number of subscriptions will re ceive a football season ticket, and second place winner a $2.00 cash prize. L Barb Council Plans Dance in Coliseum on Saturday, September 19. Giving students their first op portunity to mix at an all-university social function, members of the Barb Council will open their series of annual varsity parties on Saturday evening, Sept. 19. in the university coliseum. Mel Pester's orchestra. Lincoln band, will be featured at the party, according to Boh Simmons, chairman in charge of securing an orchestra for the affair. Explaining that the purpose of the varsity parties is to offer both new and old students better op portunities to become acquainted, Byrle Shuck, chairman of the council, urged that both affiliated and non-affiliated students plan to attend the opening dance. The party on Saturday is sched uled as the first of a series of i three affairs to be sponsored by I the council this fall, the other dates having already been set as October 17 for Dad's Day, and November 14. Workers Selected. Committees named to plan for the events are: Orchestra, Bob Simmons. Glenn KUngmann. and Alvin Kleeb; publicity. Wilbur Beezley. Jim Riisness. Austin Moritz, and Bart Hartzell: chap erons, Doris Weaver and Gretchen Budd. and decorations. Will Reedy and Carl Aiexis. Admissions for the party will remain at the usual price of forty cents per couple, according to Simmons, with ladies being ad mitted for fifteen cents and gen tlemen for twenty-five cents. Chaperons for the first partv .'ill be revealed at a litter date, jit was announced ARNOLD LEVIN. able to survive the rigors of the depression," Mr. Freeark stated, "and closed up. All fraternities that open their doors for the 1936 37 school year have passed inspec tion by the Board of Control and have every indication of being in a sound financial condition and should be able to go ahead." Improved Finances. During the two years that the Aboard has operated, the fraternitv iiiiHiiuiiii suuaiion nas materially improved. AU fraternities are now operating on a basis of nine equal months and all charges have been brought within reasonable aver ages. Thus, the pledge under stands more easily financial re quirements of membership, and traternities no longer indulge in cutthroat competition, definitely increasing the income of most of the organizations. Owing to the suggestion of the board, the undergraduate interfra ternitv council reduced rush week from five to three days as a means of reducing costs. Finally, a fee of one dollar was assessed against each rushee that filed a rush card (Continued on Page 4.) Dean of Business College Represents Nebraska at Tercentenary. Dean J. E. LeRossignol of the bizad college, now on leave of ab sence in the east, will represent the university at the Harvard ter centenary Sept. 16, 17 and 18 at From trif Journal. DEAN J. E. LE ROSSIGNOL. Cambridge, Mass. Many of the leading educators and scientists of the world will gather for the three day program, arranged in honor of the founding of Harvard univers ity and the beginning of higher education in this country. A spe cial feature of the tercentenary will be daily concerts by the Bos ton Symphony. Dean LeRossignol during his leave of absence is collecting ma terial for a new book. BEiSGTSON, VAN HOYEN TEXT GAINS IN DEMAND Geography Book Goes Into Third Printing Say Publishers. Popularlv received over the na tion, "Fundamentals of Economic Geography," written by )r. N. A Bengtson, head of the geography department, and Prof. W . van Roven of the same department, has gone into its third printing, according to a notice from the publishers. In a personal letter to Dr Bengtson, the president of the publishing company congratulated the authors on the demand for the text, stating that it will have a fourth printing soon. On the date of the letter six universities ordered the book. They included the universities of Alabama Miami. New Hampshire, North Dakota and Syracuse. if va X if REGENTS FORCED TO ABOLISH LIBRARY IN SOCIAL SCIENCES Social reserve library, on the University of Nebraska campus, which has been in existence for more than twelve years has been abolished because of the de mand for more classroom and offire space. The books have been brought back to the main library and will now be taken care of in the re serve department there. Gilbert H. Doane, head li brarian, estimated that 3.000 reserve volumes nave been added to the main reserve shelves. The move is ex pected to make for more ef ficient service since all the reserve books will be in one builing. and a full time, ex perienced official will be placed in charge. Student help had been used in hand ling the Social Science li brary. Mr. Doane hopes to cut the number of hooks on reserve from 5,000 to 3.000, leaving only those volumes which are actually in demand. TEN-DAY HEALTH EDULE 1,650 New Students Take Test; Time Extended For Freshmen. As almost 1.650 new students had taken the entrance health ex amination by Thursday, Sept. 10, the new ten-day schedule for examining the health of incoming students was declared most suc cessful by Dr. R. A. Lyman, di rector of the student health ser vice. This year Sept. 1 to 10 was set as the date for the examina tions, replacing the former method of giving examinations the three days prior to the opening of school. For freshmen students who failed to arrive in Lincoln before Thursday, health examinations will again be given on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Dean Lyman stated. It is believed that only two or three hundred students remain to be examined. "There was no great rush on any one day this year as was us ually the occasion in years past," the director of the health service stated. "The first week of the ten day period about 700 took the ex amination, while on the last three days from September 7 to 10 over 850 received the health tests." Eliminated Rush. Formerly over 500 students would hurriedly pass thru the ex amination in a single day. Dr. Lyman said. The average number to this year was around 150 stu dents. The records showed that up to Thursday three times as many boys as girls had taken the ex amination. "The ten-day arrangement will probably be used again next year.' Dr. Lyman stated. A study of this year's results will be made. (Continued on Page 2.) KITSIIEE FILINGS DHOP ONE-THIRD IN FRATERNITIES As one-third fewer boys than last year file dates with the interfraternity council for rush week, fraternities will look for quality rather than quantity in their pledges Not more than 300 rushees have filed cards, according to Bernie McKerney, interfra ternity president. House presidents lay the blame for the low number of potential fraternity men on the drouth and resultant lack of money. Rushing rules of last year having proved sat isfactory will remain un changed. Date filings and parties have been running smoothly, according to McKerney. The Rushees have been filing dates before their first party in Morrill hall. The last date will be Monday night from 9 to 12 o'clock, when pledge lists will be announced and pins can be displayed. EXAM P ES University Alumni Play Prominent Part in 1936 Nebraska Primaries; Cochran, Griswold Both Graduates A survey of the list of nomi nees in the 1936 Nebraska pri maries reveals high percentages of Nebraska University alumni. Governor R. L. Cochran (D), '10 and Dwight Griswold (R), '14 are major party guberna torial candidates. Harry R. Swanson (D). x-'15. is seeking re-eiection to the office of sec retary of state. Richard C. Hun ter D). '09 and Richard O. Johnson (Ri, '22 both have an eye on the attorney general post. This group of alumni, can didates for higher state offices, compromise about one-third of the field. Of the candidates for national offices Robert G. Simmons (Ri, "15. seeking a senatorship. and Henry C. Luckey (D), 11-12, University Welcomes New Students; Predict Enrollment Increase Early Indications Point to a "Substantial Gain," Thompson Says. Despite a statewide drouth and resulting financial difficulties uni versity officials are predicting an increase in enrollment over last year when the first semester col legiate figure stood at 6,239. Judg ing from the flood of correspond ence relative to enrollment and transcripts of credits. Dean Thompson said that he looked for a "substantial gain" over last year. With a new schedule of en trance examinations making exact comparisons impossible, officials pointed out that about 1,650 pros pective students have already taken the necessary physical ex aminations. Many others are ex pected to take the necessary psy chological tests, medical examina tions, etc., on Tuesday and Wed nesday. Last year about 2,100 students entered the university for the first time, about 1,600 of them with freshman standing. More of last year's students are expected to return to classes this fall than a year ago. A total of 2,750 of last year's student body have already paid their fees as compared with the 2,360 figure of 1935. BAND STARTS TICKET SALES CAMPAIGN FOR FROSH-V ARSITY GAME Total Proceeds to Go Toward Paying for New ROTC Band Uniforms. With the total proceeds from the frosh-varsity football game Sept. 26 to be used in helping pay for the new band uniforms, a ticket sales campaign for the game will be started soon by members of the band and Pershing Rifles. Major S. W. Myers of the muitary department is in charge of the drive. The new band uniforms are ex pected to arrive here this week, it was stated, and the university large ROTC band will make their initial appearance in their new re galia at the opening game. A large crowd for the freshman-varsity grid battle is antici pated, as followers of the Corn husker football squad will want to get an early view of the Biblemen who seek their seventh Big Six conference title. Around seven or eight thousand are expected to at tend. A thorough canvass of the uni versity and Lincoln business houses is being planned by the sales force. To assist Major Myers in the drive will be a student com mittee composed of Charles Min nith, chairman; George Bacon, treasurer; Charles Ledwith, secre tary; and Kenneth Clark and Rob ert Beghtol. Price of the ducats will be twenty-five cents and no seats will be reserved. Student activity tickets will admit students to the game BAPTIST STUDEiSTS PLAN OPEX HOUSES Committee Arrange Games And Refreshments for ISeic Members. Two open houses for new and old Baptist students will be held on Tuesday night, Sept. 15, and Sat urday night, Sept. 19 at 8:00 p. m. in the Baptist student house, 1400 Q street. Games, program and refresh ments have been arranged by stu dent committees, Don Megahan and Richard Peck directing the en tertainment. AU new students are invited to attend the open houses by Miss Grace Spacht, Baptist student secretary. Frnest B. Perry (R), '99, Chas. F. McLaughlin, (Di, 'OS, Jack son B. Chaser, x-13, and Harry B. Coffee, (D, '14 in the rep resentative field total nearly 50' percent of the aspirants. In the judges of the supreme court bracket Frank A. Ander son, '06 alone carries the N. U. banner. Approximately 13 percent of the legislature candidates are former N. U. students, the list including Chas. A. Dafoe, '24; Charles Vogt. Jr., '32; Robert M. Armstrong, '13; Marjorie G. Stark, x-07; Carl H. Peterson, '21-'22; J. G. W. Lewis, '10; W. H. Diers. x-'13: J. N. Norton, '03; Frank J. Brady, x-'lO; Leon A. Sprague. '30: John R. Long. x-'24: .1. F. Ratcliff. '11; and Henry L. Pizer, x-'20. Corn Cobs to Hold Meeting Wednesday The Corn Cobs, men's pep organization, will meet in Room 8, University hall, at 7 o'clock Wednesday evening according to Web Mills, pres ident of the organization. This is an important meet ing as the number of seats needed for football games must be determined. All members are asked to attend and bring pledges if possible. 229 GIRLS FILE PREFERENCES AS Thetas Pledge 26 Coeds to Lead Sororities in Rush Campaign. Nebraska sororities pledged 229 coeds as the 1936 three day rush ing campaign came to a close early Saturday evening. Kappa Alpha Theta with 26 new mem bers led for the second; straight year in the largest number pledged. Delta Gamma pledged 22 for second, and Pi Beta Phi was third with 21. This year's total for the 18 sororities was 66 below that of last year when 295 were pledged to sororities. Number of girls rushed this fall was considerably smaller than that of last year. Re (Continued on Page 4.) II E Wyoming Oil Executive Assist in Department First Semester. to Dr. John D. Clark, oil executive, whose home Is in Wyoming, but who is known almost as well thru out Nebraska, returns as a guest From the Journal, DR. JOHN D. CLARK, instructor for the first semester at the University of Nebraska. Dr. Clark, who is also an at torney, is an authority and a na tionally recognized authority in the field of economics. He gave three courses here the first semester last year, one on Russia, another an economic planning and a third for senior students who had not taken economics. Uni versity officials will not know what courses the Wyoming man will offer this year until he ar rives sometime this week. YELL KINGS SEPT. 21 Robert Shellenberg Heads Committee to Choose Cheerleaders. First tryouts for prospective cheerleaders will be held Monday, Sept. 21, at four o'clock in the stadium, according to Bob Shellen berg, chairman of the Innocents society committee on cheerleaders. Regular athletic elegibihty is re quired for candidates on the squad which includes only UDperclass- men. Shellenberg urged those who have had high school experience or are adept at tumbling to attend the first tryouts. Final selection will probably be held before the Freshman-Varsity game, Sept. 26, by the entire Inno, cents society. Assisting Shellen berg in the first tryouts will be other members of the committee, (Sam Francis and George Pipal. RUSH WEEK ENDS j :ltlfl '-mm j i r MhmmA Reception Planned for In coming Freshmen at Coliseum. The university sounds its offi cial welcome to incoming students as freshmen assemble in the coliseum at 9 a. m. Mon day for the general convocation acneduied to open "freshman day" activities. At this time the new comers will be introduced to Chancellor E. A. Burnett and other university officials, after which they will be expected to attend the special convocation of their par ticular colleges. Dr. E. S. Fullbrook. nrofessor of marketing, general chairman in cnarge, will preside and introduce school executives. The chancellor will give the 'principal address. On the stage will be the deans, directors of the schools, registrar, finance secretary and a represen tative from each of the religious groups on the campus. New stu dents who attend the programs Monday will be able to more rapidly complete routine registra tion requirements the following day. Assisting Dr.. Fullbrook In fresh man day arrangements are Pro ( Continued on Page 4.) FACUTTYlEETS Chancellor Burnett With Deans, Wives to Form Receiving Line. Annual reception for students at the University will be held at .Mor rill hall Friday from 8 to 10 p. m. In the receiving line on the second floor will be Chancellor and Mrs. E. A. Burnett, Dean Amanda Heppner and" Dean and Mrs. T. J. Thompson. The various deans and their wives make up the general reception committee. Those serving at the tables the first hour: Mrs. O. J. Ferguson, Mrs. G. A. Grubb, Mrs. R. A, Ly man, Mrs. C. H. Oldfather; as sisted by: Prof, and Mrs. S. B. Gass, Prof, and Mrs. D. F. Cole, Prof .and Mrs. G. H. Doane, Prof, and Mrs. W. F. Weiland. Those serving at the tables the second hour: Mrs. W. W. Burr, Mrs. F. E. Henzlik, Mrs. O. R. STUDENTS FRIDAY IN MORRILL HALL Martin; assisted by: Prof, and Mrs. J. P. Colbert, Prof, and Mrs. Howard Kirkpatrick, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hargec. On the Fiusetjm: fjQ'or. PcrGCaSd:' Mrs. E. H"&ar1aur.aE4 uauini staff assVatad by:.Rxp4 and Mrs. K. c ADboii, proi :ana;fr3. -Ken; neth ForVard, Pr6t':AnjlJrs.- Va;-". Hollister, Prof, arjd Mrs. "R.'t. ' Moritz, Prof 4 arid... M?s. J. ; TV Thomas. "... ::.; .. V On the Fine Arts floor 'FroT. and Mrs. F. D. Kirsch and Fine Arts staff assisted by: Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Brown, Prof, and Mrs. Luebs, Prof, and Mrs. D. D. Whit ney. FRESHMEN TO RECEIVE - Student Handbook Sale Be gins Following Convo cation. Freshmen and new students will have their first opportunity to re ceive N books immediately after freshman convocation Monday morning, according to an an nouncement by Richard Becker, business manager of the publica tion. The student handbooks will be in sale at the Y. M. C. A. of fices in the Temple building and the Y. W. C. A. office in Ellen Smith hall. Ag freshmen can re ceive their books if they call at room 302 Ag hall. Information cards will be given all new students as they leave the Monday convocation. Prices of the books are five cents for new students and twenty five cents for upper classmen who have pre viously attended the university. A sales stand will be in Social Science hall as soon as classes are resumed for the purpose of selling books to upperclassmen. Fresh men are urged not to buy their books here, but to call at either the Y. W. or Y. M. offices. This year the N books will ap pear bound in cream colored leather decorated with a scarlet N, instead of the conventional red and gold color scheme, according to Eleanor Clizbe, editor of the book. Many new features have also been added, including full page space for the Daily Ne braskan, Cornhusker, Kosmet Klub, and Chancellor Burnett's welcome. The books contain a complete resume of every campus organiza tion tradition and ideal. They are designed to aid freshmen acquaint themselves with the campus, and everything offered them.